Legal Ethics Archive » September, 2015

Legal Ethics - September, 2015

291 articles

• Attys Can See Jackson Financial Docs, But Their Client Can't
• Boston Firm Hit With $100M Suit Over Lapsed GPNE Patent
• Dewey Jury Eyes Conspiracy As Deliberations Progress
• Ex-NJ Judge Loses Reconsideration Bid For Race Bias Suit
• Hagens Berman To Appeal Sanctions In Thalidomide Litigation
• Pope Francis And Pro Bono Publico
• Bankruptcy Atty Looks To Boot 'Housewives' Star's Suit
• Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Can't Escape Malpractice Row
• Convicted Calif. Judge Can't Get CalPERS Pension Back
• NY Rule Change Won't Help Bring Attorney Discipline To Light
• Young Conaway Calls Treasure Suit A Rehash Of Old Claims
• Legal Secretary Ends Whistleblower Suit Against NJ Firm
• SEC Suspends Fla. Attorney For Investment Fraud Scheme
• OPINION: Paul Harvey, RIP
• Honigman Beats DQ Bid In Blue Cross Antitrust Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Atty Had Vague Role In Botched Insurance
• Dewey Jurors Voice Confusion Over Role At Trial
• Dewey Jurors Stuck In Mud, But Judge Has Little Recourse
• The 3 Biggest Blunders With Attorney-Client Privilege
• Ex-Clinton Adviser Appeals Sanctions Denial In 'Treasure' Row
• Jacoby & Meyers Can't Dodge Joint Venture Fraud Suit
• Jackson Walker DQ Bid Hits Texas Mixed-Use Project Row
• Hawaii High Court Seeks Comments On Marijuana Ethics Rule
• Irwin & Boesen Settles $15M Audi-VW Class Fee Dispute
• Fla. Bar Renews Ethics Case Against Expelled State Judge
• Locke Lord Escapes RICO Suit Over Polish Business Park
• Fern Michaels Judge Warns Of Sanctions In Ex-Agent Row
• Texas AG Sues Ex-Atty Over Asylum Cases
• Firms Face Malpractice Class Suit Over Prudential Litigation
• Winston & Strawn Legal Secretary Fights For ADA Suit
• NY State Needs Uniform Atty Discipline, Panel Says
• Fla. High Court Suspends Removed Judge's Legal License
• Constar Still In Fight With Dechert After Deal With Lenders
• Dewey Jury Note Reveals Uncertainty, Dissent
• SEC Charges 5 For Insider Trading On Gilead Acquisition
• Mintz Levin Atty Fired After Divorce Judge's Rebuke
• 5th Circ. Affirms Removal Of Ch. 7 Trustee For Overbilling
• Baiul, Atty Slip Sanctions In 2nd Circ. Racketeering Row
• Pa. Chief Justice Defends Move To Suspend AG Kane
• Native Group, Attys Can't Delay Sanctions In Minn. Land Fight
• Atty Can't Revive Coverage Bid Over Fight With Ex-Clients
• Ex-Conn. Atty Gets 1 Yr. For Role In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• PI Who Bribed La. Prosecutor Gets 6.5 Years
• Dewey Jury Swamped In Evidence As Deliberations Drag On
• Arnold & Itkin Loses 5th Circ. Fee Bid In Explosion Suit
• Fla. Judge Accused Of Using Misleading Campaign Materials
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Pa. Family Court Atty Suspended For Tax Evasion
• Johnston Tobey Nabs Appellate Pro In Dallas
• Morelli Faces $230K Fee Request In Foam Sanctions Fight
• 'Birthing House' Atty Seeks Acquittal Of Obstruction Charges
• Nev. High Court Says Calif. Cumis Rule Applies There, Too
• The Ethics Of Using Public Adjusters As Expert Witnesses
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Firm Gets Claims Pared In $2M Suit Over Improper Ch. 11
• Dewey Jury Eyes Racy Emails As Deliberations Stretch On
• Ex-Madoff Accountant Disbarred For Fraud Conviction
• Fla. High Court Instructs Bar To Limit Nonlawyer Referrals
• Atty's Arbitration No-Show Wasn't Deliberate, NJ Court Says
• Dallas Atty, 4 Others Indicted In $22M Workers' Comp Scam
• Ill. High Court Nixes $10M McGuireWoods Malpractice Suit
• NJ Judge Faces Suspension Over Ear Pulling
• NY Court Censures Atty For Swiping Data From Another Firm
• Malpractice Insurer To Appeal $37M Loss In Texas Firm's Suit
• Recruiter, Law Office Fight $915K Verdicts In Trafficking Case
• Lieff Cabraser Can't Remove Engle Fee Fight, Firms Say
• SEC Says Newman Doesn't Apply To Golfing Pals' Tipping
• CORRECTED: American Pegasus Can Move Forward With $9M Clawback Suit
• Law Firm Accused Of Axing Partner After Cancer Diagnosis
• Texas Court Clerk Allegedly Threw Out Court Docs
• Radar Co. Sanctioned For Destroying IP Row Evidence
• Ethicon Says Pelvic Mesh Plaintiffs' Counsel Coached Doctors
• Louisiana Judge Won't Rethink Recusal In Malpractice Row
• 5th Circ. Rebuke Could Give Employers An Edge In DOL Fights
• $120K Atty Fee Award Against State Farm Ruled Too High
• NJ Atty Gets House Arrest Over Immigrant Extortion Scheme
• Arnold & Porter Fired Assistant Over Pregnancy, Suit Says
• Sony Seeks Sanctions In Shakira 'Loca' Copyright Suit
• Worby Groner Wants $2.8M Award From Napoli Bern
• Raylon Atty Can't Ax Sanctions In Frivolous Patent Row
• Duane Morris Partner Beats Sanctions In Fla. Bankruptcy
• OPINION: 47 Million Clients, Every Lawyer's Dream
• NJ Family Court Judge Accused Of Inappropriate Comments
• 9th Circ. Reverses DQ, Sanctions On Condo Group's Firm
• Pa. Atty Suspended For 3 Years For Abusing Client Account
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Can't Remove Suit, Phone Seller Says
• EA Slams 'Baseless' Sanctions Bid In Fight Over $5M IP Verdict
• Ex-Pa. Justice Challenges Conviction In Federal Court
• Jaffe Raitt Says It's Immune From $24M Oilfield Assets Suit
• 'Corrupt' Calif. AG Sank $843M Hospital Deal, Suit Says
• Mintz Levin IP Atty Sanctioned For 'Bullying' In Divorce Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Claims Against Personal Injury Firms
• 'Birthing House' Atty Convicted Of Obstruction Of Justice
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Ex-Investment Exec Defends Barnes & Thornburg Claims
• Texas Atty Arrested For Soliciting Murder During Drug Deal
• Dewey Jury Gets 'All The Emails,' Asks If Falsity Is Illegal
• NY Atty Suspended In Virginia After Immigration Foul-Up
• Judge's Lies May Raise Standards For Court Discipline
• Kane's Suspension Casts Doubt On Her Future As Pa. AG
• Ex-Client Accuses NJ Firms Of Forcing Deal In Job Bias Row
• Trader Wants 'Afraid' Judge Out Of CFTC Trading Suit
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Ends Retrial Bid In Gay Bias Suit
• Holland & Knight Atty's Golf Pal Gets 18 Mos. For Stock Tip
• Pa. AG's License Suspended Following Perjury Indictment
• Porn Supplier Sues Seyfarth Over Brazilian Tax Shelters
• Canadian Atty, Auditors Settle With SEC Over Microcap Plot
• Judge Keeps $8M Contract Suit Against Texas Lawyers Alive
• Texas High Court Axes Whistleblower Suit Against State AG
• CORRECTED: Lenox's Counsel Sanctioned In Medtronic Antitrust Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Expert Pay Allowed As Evidence
• Nonlawyer Consultant's $1.5M Claim Barred, Pa. Court Told
• Dewey Jury Weighs Doubt, Larceny Standards
• Pa. AG's Attys Demand Inquiry Into Media Leaks
• Pa. Mansion Seller's Suit Over $11M 'No Atty' Deal Survives
• Pa. Supreme Court Hopefuls Take On Campaign Cash
• Justices Stand By Judge's Abuse Of Contempt Suspension
• Ex-Agent Wants Another Shot At Pa. AG Defamation Row
• Lundy Beldecos Named Wrong Party In Condo Case, Suit Says
• Inventor Sanctioned In Cowan Liebowitz Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Expands Prosecutorial Liability In Morse V. Fusto
• GCs Who Pile Rules On Firms Threaten Professional Bonds
• Minding Your Manners Can Keep Malpractice Suits At Bay
• DOL Pays $1.5M In Oil Field Service Co.'s Bad Faith Case
• Pa. Judge Trims Claims In Ex-Teva Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Ex-Davidoff Hutcher Atty Disbarred For Mail Fraud Conviction
• Evidence Of Texas AG's Ties To Tech Investments Disclosed
• House OKs Mandatory Penalties For Frivolous Lawsuits
• Dewey Jury Eyes Larceny Charges As Deliberations Continue
• Butler & Hosch Founder Says WARN Only Applies To Cos.
• Judicial Conference Takes On Retaliation In Ethics Cases
• Ex-Gov't Lawyer Says Glock, Attys Plotted To End His Career
• Alston & Bird Shakes Military Contractor's Malpractice Action
• FTC Slams Supplement Co. Recusal Bid In Labeling Suit
• Pa. AG Defends Witholding Emails In Row With Newspaper
• Greenberg Pushes To Toss Suit Over Evidence Cover-Up
• Paralegal Arrested For Allegedly Forging Judges' Signatures
• Dewey Criminal Trial Goes To Jury
• Atty Beats Misconduct Claim, Still Faces Suspension
• Atty Convicted In Theft Ring Suspended For Two Years
• Why Attorney Discipline May Shift To Preventing Bad Behavior
• Judge Won't Alter Probation For Ex-PetroTiger CEO
• Union Says Truckers' Atty Didn't Do Homework On Labor Suit
• Kutak Rock Renews Bid To Escape $10M Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Arpaio's Bid To DQ Judge In Traffic Stops Case
• Broker Cops To Trading On Simpson Thacher Tips
• Fern Michaels Demands Fees Back From Ex-Agent, Atty
• ZTE Says Vringo's Sanction Bid In IP Row Is Too Harsh
• $100M Engle Tobacco Deal Spawns Firm Fee Battle
• Suge Knight's Ex-Atty Must Pay $1M In Firm's Suit Over Fee
• Judge Recuses Self Over Son's Firm's Role In Malpractice Row
• Fox Rothschild Says Atty Can't Share Fees From $2M Verdict
• Loeb & Loeb Botched $1.3M Tariff Protest, Importer Says
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• Florida's Take On Telling Clients To Scrub Social Media Pages
• DLA Piper Escapes Suit Over $36M In Disputed Transfers
• Former H-1B Worker Fights To Save Suit Against Firms
• Atty Calls $17K Sanction In Hologram IP Row 'Grossly Unfair'
• NJ Judge's Family Tragedy Not Cause For Recusal, Attys Say
• Insurer Won't Have To Pay Judgment Against NJ Law Firm
• $27M Malpractice Suit Over Microsoft IP Deal Revived
• Calif. Atty Charged Over Real Estate, Securities Schemes
• The Dewey Trial Report: Finger-Pointing And Final Pleas
• Insurer Says Mass. High Court Needn't Hear Atty Conflict Row
• Pacquiao's Promoter Wants Deposition Rematch In $100M Suit
• Ex-NY Speaker Wants Evidence Blocked In Corruption Case
• Conn. Atty Can't Ditch Suspension For Insulting Judge
• Fox Rothschild Attys Call IP Sanctions Bid 'Sour Grapes'
• Berger & Montague Wants $15M Audi Class Fee Suit Arbitrated
• Dewey Bosses Ran Fraud From Top Of Firm, Jury Hears
• Fla. Attys In DUI Setup Appeal Judge's Call For Disbarment
• Napoli Dropped From Sex Bias Suit Against Firm
• Vt. High Court Says Non-Atty Can't Rep Biz In Malpractice Row
• Ex-Butler & Hosch Workers Fight Dismissal Bids In WARN Suit
• Sommers Schwartz Due All Fees In Atty Row Over Ford Deal
• Ariz. Judge Suspended Pending Campaign Violations Ruling
• SC High Court Says Dealership Can Toll Malpractice Claims
• Pa. Judge Won't Revive Thorp Reed Frivolous Suit Claims
• 2nd Circ. Denies Prosecutors Immunity For Evidence Claims
• Canadian Chevron Ruling Lays Out Enforcement Welcome Mat
• Ill. Board Wants Atty Suspended For 15 Years Of Appeals
• Fitness Club Chain Seeks Sanctions In Discrimination Suit
• Truckers' Atty Slams UAW's Move To Get Him Sanctioned
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Suits Were Malicious, Phone Seller Says
• Philips, Reed Smith Have Elec-Tech Sanctions Bid On Ropes
• Dewey Jury Warned Not To Trust Prosecution's Witnesses
• King & Spalding Tries Again With $4.6M Malpractice Deal
• Grant & Eisenhofer Accuses Ex-Atty Of Poaching Clients
• Dallas DA's Office Defends Fraud Case Against Oil Heir
• Pa. Justices To Mull Beneficiary's Legal Malpractice Standing
• Imposter Atty, Daughter Charged in Marriage Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Atty Gets 2 Years In $2.3M Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Texas AG Names New Legal Team For Securities Defense
• Disciplining Pa. AG Before Trial Could Set Bad Precedent
• NJ Man Had Fake Immigration Practice For Years, Feds Say
• Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From Urban Compass IP Theft Suit
• NJ Man Cops To $3M Fraud Scheme With Disbarred Atty
• Texas Court Dumps Malpractice Suit Over Stolen Semen Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Cert. Bid In Milberg Malpractice Suit
• PetroTiger Atty, Co-Founder Get Probation In FCPA Case
• Playboy, Sheppard Mullin Near Arbitration In Malpractice Suit
• Atty In SEC Row Cedes License For Keeping Unearned Fees
• Ohio Atty Censured For Seeking Fees From Referred Suit
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Drops Federal Gay Bias Suit
• Dewey Cooperators, Emails Don't Pin DiCarmine, Jury Hears
• SEC Sends Warning To Gatekeepers With BDO Audit Case
• GM, King & Spalding See Settlements As Well-Grounded Move
• Atty Beats Malicious Prosecution Row Without Privilege
• Kane Atty Says Suspension Leaks Designed To Taint Her Case
• AmEx Class Counsel Cede Top Role To Hausfeld After Scandal
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Must Face Ponzi Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Atty's Letter Calling Opponent Racist Not Sanctionable
• Hunt Oil Heir Says Judge's Bias 'Infected' Rulings
• Mass. Atty Says Golf Pal's Conviction Shouldn't Give SEC Win
• Morelli Blasts Recommended Sanctions In Toxic Foam Action
• Anti-Gay Marriage Judge Hung Hitler Picture, Complaint Says
• Uniloc Wants EA, Attys Sanctioned After $5M Patent Verdict
• Conn. High Court Loosens Debt Negotiation Restrictions
• SEC Accuses Ex-US Attorney Of Fraud In Botched BDO Audits
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Internal Investigation Tips
• Thermo Fisher Sanctioned Over Flubbed Depo In Fraud Suit
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Kestenbaum & Mark Malpractice Beef
• Dewey Felled By 'Anger And Greed,' Not Davis, Jury Hears
• Stroock Denies IP Suit For George Clinton Was Malicious
• Florida Bar To Charge 2 Miami Lawyers For Misconduct
• Mo. High Court Disbars Lawyer For Fund Misappropriation
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Accused Of Tax Evasion
• Indicted Pa. AG Kane Fights Disbarment Effort
• Pa. Atty. Disbarred For Abusive Litigation After Fraud Claim
• Fla. Atty Says High Court Lacked Jurisdiction To Suspend Him
• Atty Docs Not Privileged In Sunken Ship Probe, 1st Circ. Says
• NY Judges Admonished For Making Political Contributions
• Fla. High Court Rejects Deal For Judge Who Hit Cop Car
• GM, King & Spalding Say No Proof They Covered Up Defect
• Judge Nixes 2nd Malpractice Suit Against Barnes & Thornburg
• Fox Rothschild Attys Altered Docs In IP Row, Jeans Cos. Claim
• Ex-Marsh VP Not Party To $2.3M Fees Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• The Future Of Mediation: Joint Session 2.0
• Philadelphia DA Won't Fire Prosecutors Tied To Porn Emails
• Gordon Rees Disclosures Didn't 'Harass' A-Rod, Judge Rules
• Texas Atty, Woman Charged In Alleged $8.8M Law Firm Scam
• Ore. Judge Faces Ethics Probe Over Gay Marriage Opposition
• Attys Say Sanctions Bid Over PREPA Talks Just A Distraction
• Malpractice Challenge In $50M Eli Lilly Settlement Stands
• Attys Continue Sanctions Fight Over Rosh Hashana 'Mistake'
• Iowa High Court Suspends Atty Over Accounting Practices
• Pa. AG Wants Bid For Hearing To Clear Agent's Name Moved
• Jacoby & Meyers Sued For Outsourcing Casework
• Belluck & Fox Must Face Subpoenas In Garlock RICO Suit
• Dewey Execs Show Confident Stance In Resting Early
• Pepper Hamilton Says Paternos Don't Need Docs In NCAA Row
• Fish & Richardson Gets A Week To Find Counsel For Texas AG
• Squire, Sidley Dodge Sanctions In $124M Trade Secrets Row
• Supermarket Owners Sue Attys Over Property Buy Gone Awry
• VisionAid Asks Mass. High Court About Atty Conflict Claim
• Calif. Judge Reprimanded For Falling Behind On Full Workload
• Carlton Fields Not Conflicted In Insurance Row, Allied Says
• Appeals Court Keeps Wilson Turner Malpractice Suit Alive
• Judge Chides Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty In Gay Bias Retrial Bid
• Dewey Defense To Rest Without Calling Execs To Stand
• Dewey Bosses Aren't First Firm Honchos To Face The Clink
• Send Issues Of Atty Theft Law To NY Court, 2nd Circ. Told
• 10th Circ. Reverses Discovery Sanctions Against Oil Co. GC
• Susman, Others Sued For Claims In $65M Korean Air Deal
• O'Quinn Suffers Defeat In Silica Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Ex-Client Says Texas Atty Stole Money, Faked Investments
• Ex-Pa. Sen. Says Personal Animus Fueled Corruption Case
• Porsche Owners Fail To Recuse Judge In Defect Suit
• NY Court Alters Pro Bono Rule To Allow Outside Supervision
• Trustee Blasts Kutak Rock's Bid To Exit $10M Row
• 2nd Judge This Week Steps Off PNC False Claims Suit
• Doc's Trustee Slams Dismissal Bid In Atty Malpractice Suit
• How To Avoid A Social Media Mistrial
• NY Atty Disbarred For Bribery Over NJ Rail Project
• Watt Tieder Beats $52M Malpractice Suit
• Cohen Seglias Sues Stern & Eisenberg Over Failed Ch. 7 Bid
• Texas Supreme Court Questions Firm's DQ From Mining Suit
• Ex-Willkie Farr Atty Admits To Info Sharing In $7B Deal
• Ex-SEC Atty, Others Hit With $34M Ponzi Scheme Judgment
• Dole Ruling Warns Not To Undermine MFW Protections
• Dewey Defense Says DA Failed To Link Execs To Fraud
• Ex-Sands Partner Ducks Sanctions In $5B Trade Secrets Suit
• Visa Says Atty Misconduct Shouldn't Kill $7.25B MDL Deal
• Judge Says Past Work With Uranium Mine Won't Affect Case
• Fla. High Court Won't Rethink State Judge's Removal
• ABC's Dan Abrams Sues Weil Partner Over Condo Dispute
• Commonwealth Court Judge Joins Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• 8th Circ. Backs New Trial For Ark. Atty Accused Of Fraud
• Attys Spar Over Sanctions Demand For Racism Accusation
• Clear-View Can't Nix Verdict Despite 'Near Catatonic' Atty